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THE GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO
by John Muir
1902
Happy nowadays is the tourist, with earth&rsquo;s
wonders, new and old, spread invitingly open before
him, and a host of able workers as his slaves ma...
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John Muir Biographies (3)

The writings of John Muir (1838-1914), American naturalist and explorer, are important for their scientific observations and their contributions to the cause of conservation.John Muir was born in Dunb...
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John Muir is one of the most important figures in the history of the American conservation movement. A self-styled "poetico-trampo-geologist-bot. and ornith-natural, etc!-!-!," he remains a strong inf...
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On a May morning in 1903 two men pose for a photograph at Glacier Point, above Yosemite Valley in the heart of the Sierra Nevada of California. They have slept the night in the open and have woken und...
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